Expansion of AAY
The AAY scheme has been expanded to cover around 2.50 crore poorest of the poor household as the following:
Expansion of AAY took place in 2003-2004 by adding another 50 lakh BPL households headed by mostly widows or terminally ill or disabled people or persons above 60 years or more with no assurance of subsistence. Order to this effect was issued on 3rd June 2003 and an increase of 1.5 crore people was covered under AAY.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana – Meaning, Features, Eligibility, Aims
Antyodaya Anna Yojana, also known as AAY; is one of the biggest initiatives taken up by the Government of India. In 2000 this public distribution system was implemented in India. The main reason for this was to provide food security to the people and end poverty.
It occupies the poorest of the poor in the country through the supply of food and essential goods in a very subsidized manner. In the Rajasthan state, it was initiated. AAY was developed by then Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, N Sri Vishnu.
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